GRE Word List

PANACEA

a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all

The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.

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admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
serebeing dried and withered
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
spryable to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery